Software Engineer, Hargreaves Lansdown
Full Stack Engineer, Node.js / GraphQL
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The UK's number one investment and savings platform for private investors
Posted today
The UK's number one investment and savings platform for private investors
1001+ employees
Posted today
More information about location
1001+ employees
Company mission
To make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future.
Role
Who you are
- We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We’d love to hear from you!
- Strong ownership mentality
- Ability to solve problems independently
- Comfortable working within distributed systems and cloud-native environments
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Passion for building scalable cloud-native applications
- Curiosity and willingness to learn across the full stack
- A proactive approach to identifying technical improvements and opportunities for innovation
- Node.js
- TypeScript
- REST API development
- API integrations
- AWS Lambda
- API Gateway
- Event-driven architectures
- Middleware frameworks such as Middy
- JSON data processing
- We see GraphQL as an increasingly important part of our future architecture and would particularly welcome candidates with experience in:
- Designing and implementing GraphQL APIs
- GraphQL schema design
- GraphQL federation patterns
- Transitioning from REST-based architectures to GraphQL
- Consuming GraphQL services within distributed systems
- AWS
- Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, CDK, SST or similar)
- DynamoDB
- SNS / SQS
- Familiarity with core AWS services including IAM, Secrets Manager and Parameter Store
- Experience working with CI/CD pipelines and modern software delivery practices
- Experience working across frontend and backend technologies
- React and TypeScript exposure
- Building customer-facing web applications
- Typesense
- Elasticsearch
- Contentful or other Headless CMS platforms
- LaunchDarkly or feature flagging platforms
- OAuth and authentication flows
- Cross-account AWS patterns
- Analytics integration
- Experience with observability tooling such as Grafana
- TanStack Query
- Zustand
- Vite
- Micro-frontend architectures (e.g. Module Federation)
- Tailwind CSS
Desirable
- PHP
- Experience integrating with or supporting PHP-based applications and services
- Financial Services experience
What the job involves
- Full Stack Engineer with a strong backend focus, working across TypeScript, Node.js, GraphQL and AWS serverless technologies. You'll help build and evolve the Discover platform, delivering scalable APIs, cloud-native services and customer journeys that support investment discovery, savings, search and account onboarding experiences
- We're expanding our Discover engineering team and are looking for a Full Stack Engineer with a strong backend focus to help build and evolve one of our key customer discovery platforms
- You'll work primarily on AWS serverless backend services, APIs and platform capabilities, whilst also contributing to frontend applications when required
- This is an opportunity to work with modern cloud-native technologies, GraphQL-based architectures, event-driven systems and customer-facing products that play a key role in our digital experience
- We're looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex technical problems, taking ownership of solutions and contributing to the continuous improvement of both technology and engineering practices
- You'll help build customer journeys that enable clients to discover investment opportunities, compare savings products, search across financial instruments and complete account opening and transfer journeys
- Design, develop and maintain backend services powering the Discover platform
- Build scalable APIs and integrations with internal and external systems
- Develop AWS serverless applications using modern engineering practices
- Contribute to platform scalability, resilience, observability and performance
- Work across the full stack where required, collaborating closely with frontend engineers
- Take ownership of features and issues from design through to production
- Support CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes
- Drive engineering improvements, automation and operational excellence
- Participate in architecture discussions, code reviews and technical design sessions
- Collaborate closely with Product, Platform and Engineering teams to deliver customer value
- You'll be comfortable taking ownership of features from design through to production, collaborating across engineering disciplines, and proactively identifying opportunities to improve both the platform and the way we work
- You'll contribute to the evolution of Discover by delivering reliable, scalable solutions, supporting a culture of engineering excellence, and helping to shape a platform that serves millions of customer interactions
Application process
- End Date: August 7, 2026
Our take
Hargreaves Lansdown is the UK's number one investment platform for private investors, trusted by 2M people to help manage their money. Founded back in 1981 in a spare bedroom, it's grown into a powerhouse, and with more than £170B in assets under its administration, it's become the biggest name in DIY investing in the country.
The company offers a wide range of services that include Stocks and Shares ISAs, pensions (SIPPs), savings accounts, and a market-leading investment app, making it easy for everyday people to invest, save, and better plan for their retirement.
Recently, HL was taken private in a £5.4B deal, with new leadership aiming to modernise and future-proof the business. And despite more competition from digital challengers, it continues to thrive, adding more customers, launching new features, and paying strong dividends. On top of that, it's got over 40 years of experience and a forward-thinking team driving it towards even more success.
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Company benefits
- Generous Discretionary Annual Bonus
- Up to 19% Pension
- Private Medical Insurance*
- Health Cash Plan
- Income Protection
- Life Assurance (4x Salary)
- Additional Holiday Purchase
Company HQ
Canon's Marsh, Bristol, UK
Leadership
Richard Flint
(CEO)Previously, Richard spent over 5 years at Sky Betting & Gaming as CEO and an Executive Chair. Prior to that, he spent over 13 years at Sky as a Managing Director. Now, he is an Investor and Chairperson at a number of companies.
Mohamed Ait Si Brahim
(Group CTO)Mohamad is also a Member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council. Previously, he spent over 7 years at Profile Pensions as CTO. Prior to that, he was a VP of Engineering at OpenGamma and Head of Market Risk Technology at LSEG.
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